Lemon Wheat
Abita Brewing Co.
- From:
- Abita Brewing Co.
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 4.4%
- Score:
- 74
- Avg:
- 3.17 | pDev: 15.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 35
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 01, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 12, 2013
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 35
SCORE
74
Okay
74
Okay
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Ratings by DOCRW:
Rated by DOCRW from Kentucky
3/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Nov 01, 2022
3/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Nov 01, 2022
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
3.38/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Alright! Abita Lemon comin' at ya.
Pours a hazy straw color, could be confused with an adjunct lager were it not for the wheat haze. Head is porous, giant, fluffy, 3 fingers. Perfect for a wheat beer. I was going to give it a lower score, but held up to the light the wheat particles are so lovely floating within the body that I had to give this category props.
Aroma is mostly of stale white bread and at a faint second place, lemon drop candy. It largely smells beery, and by that I mean lots of stale grain and adjuncts.
Flavor is less than impressive but drinkable. Grains steeped in lemon juice, a touch of stale summer wheat, and a faint hop flavor trailing off. It's just very underwhelming.
Feel is decent for an unfiltered wheat. It has the characteristics of creamy density and a slight smooth graininess with a crispy finish. No qualms here.
Overall it's about what I expected. I was not expecting this beer to blow me out of the water (no Abita beer does), but it's probably fabulous for pounding on a summer's day. That being said, still many better choices out there. Glad to see it's not really on shelves anymore.
Jan 05, 2016Pours a hazy straw color, could be confused with an adjunct lager were it not for the wheat haze. Head is porous, giant, fluffy, 3 fingers. Perfect for a wheat beer. I was going to give it a lower score, but held up to the light the wheat particles are so lovely floating within the body that I had to give this category props.
Aroma is mostly of stale white bread and at a faint second place, lemon drop candy. It largely smells beery, and by that I mean lots of stale grain and adjuncts.
Flavor is less than impressive but drinkable. Grains steeped in lemon juice, a touch of stale summer wheat, and a faint hop flavor trailing off. It's just very underwhelming.
Feel is decent for an unfiltered wheat. It has the characteristics of creamy density and a slight smooth graininess with a crispy finish. No qualms here.
Overall it's about what I expected. I was not expecting this beer to blow me out of the water (no Abita beer does), but it's probably fabulous for pounding on a summer's day. That being said, still many better choices out there. Glad to see it's not really on shelves anymore.
Rated by ThaddeusLamar from Louisiana
2.86/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.86/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Not bad, but nothing special. Tastes cheaper than other abita beers.
Jul 10, 2015
Reviewed by ShawnMN from Louisiana
3.08/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.08/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Actually surprised on this beer. We took the abita brewery tour and I tried this on draft. Great sweet lemony summer time smell. Pours a light hazy yellow. Soapy white head. But the taste was a pleasant light hoppy lemony refreshing bite. I enjoyed it more than I thought I was going to. Couldn't drink a 6er on it but def wouldn't mind one here and there on a hot summer afternoon after some lawn work.
Jun 28, 2015Rated by Brittian from Oregon
2.74/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
2.74/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
Found in my fridge, probably 2 years old, did not age well haha. i'm glad this beer is retired, but its not terrible
May 10, 2015
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